September 2016
Adams Farm Slaughterhouse – Why you are getting sued tomorrow
How many people sickened in how many states? Right, your problem with E. coli O157:H7 is the fault of the government? From your Facebook page:
Adams Farm Slaughterhouse Tied to E. coli Outbreak
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Salmonella Outbreak Hits Tennessee
News Channel 5 reports that Tennessee state health officials investigated a Salmonella food poisoning outbreak that sickened potentially dozens of people in Middle Tennessee.
The Salmonella illnesses emerged after a fundraiser for the Lascassas Fire Department fish fry on September 10th in Rutherford county.
More than 400 people attended the event at the station on
Another Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak
The Pueblo City-County Health Department, El Paso County Public Health and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are jointly investigating an ongoing outbreak of Campylobacter infections linked to raw milk from Larga Vista Ranch in Pueblo County. The agencies are warning consumers that drinking unpasteurized milk can pose severe health risks and there…
Let Go of the Eggo – with Listeria
Kellogg Company announced Monday it will recall approximately 10,000 cases of Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles after they were possibly contaminated with the bacteria listeria.
Kellogg announced on its website that no other Eggo products are impacted by the recall, which is being done voluntarily.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in…
“The Donald” Likes Me – Killing Food Safety Regulations is Good for Business
It looks like “The Donald” is trying to expand his bromances from Putin to a broader group of guys – including me. In a Trump fact sheet posted online today (which was then removed and saved thanks to @nycsouthpaw), the campaign highlighted a number of “specific regulations to be eliminated” under the Trump economic plan:…
109 Linked to Tropical Smoothie Hepatitis A Outbreak
Several states, CDC, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are continuing to investigate a multistate outbreak of foodborne hepatitis A. Information available at this time does not indicate an ongoing risk of acquiring hepatitis A virus infection at Tropical Smoothie Café’s, as the contaminated food product has been removed as of August 8.…
Matador E. coli Linked to illnesses in Colorado, Idaho, New York and Washington
As reported by Eater, according to the CDC, the strain has caused illnesses in Colorado, Idaho, and New York; it is not yet known whether all of the cases stem from the same source.
In Seattle, the majority of the cases have been linked to Matador Restaurant, where the first five people infected dined…
Philippine Officials Suspends De Oro Resources Following Scallop Hepatitis A Outbreak
The Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 7 (BFAR 7) has suspended the operations of a Cebu-based seafood exporter after scallops were linked to a hepatitis outbreak in Hawaii. BFAR 7 initiated an investigation on the operations of the company, which includes a thorough “contract tracing” of their products. The company, which is based…